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Spaces for living: How Tokyo’s urban landscape deals with change

Lifestyle Dec 5, 2020

Spaces for living: How Tokyo’s urban landscape deals with change

by Russell Thomas

Exploring the city’s constant flux — and the cost to its heritage.

La Coquina: Spanish beer, wine and bar food, with no plastic straws

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Nov 16, 2019

La Coquina: Spanish beer, wine and bar food, with no plastic straws

by Robbie Swinnerton

The vertiginous open-air viewing platform atop the new Shibuya Scramble Square building may be the area's latest and tallest attraction. But the restaurant floors immediately below are also drawing long lines. What if you don't want to wait? Try your luck at La Coquina. There's ...

Shibuya Scramble Square is a dessert-lover's dream

Food & Drink | DESSERT WATCH Nov 9, 2019

Shibuya Scramble Square is a dessert-lover's dream

by Patrick St. Michel

Don't wait to check out the new desserts on offer at Shibuya Scramble Square!

Shibuya Scramble Square shakes up the <I>depachika</I>

Food & Drink Nov 2, 2019

Shibuya Scramble Square shakes up the depachika

by Claire Williamson

On Nov. 1, the latest gem in an ambitious multiphase plan to redevelop the Shibuya area — Shibuya Scramble Square — opened its doors.

Shibuya Scramble Square, towering over a transforming Tokyo district, set to open Nov. 1

Business Oct 24, 2019

Shibuya Scramble Square, towering over a transforming Tokyo district, set to open Nov. 1

by Ryusei Takahashi

An ambitious effort to redevelop Shibuya, one of the highest-profile areas in Tokyo, will reach a milestone next month when Shibuya Scramble Square — the tallest building in the district — opens its door to the public. Together with a handful of massive projects around ...

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